Playing in his first year in any Junior Bruins program...Played last season at Cushing Academy...Member of Mass select 15, 16 and 17 teams...Went to Europe with the US U 17 team in summer of 2003...2004 Beantown Classic Best Pro Prospect..Tremendous physical presence...one of the hardest hitters in the EJHL...soft hands...great release...cannon shot...mean as a snake...Recently named to the NHL central scouting list...played for Top Gun in youth hockey...Son of Bob...has committed to UMass for 05 season...

Dhalberg/Oreskovic and Berry all sound like people you don't really want to tangle with, though I must confess I've never seen any of them play.

Welcome to the board, always glad to see new Leafs fans

I think thats largely to be expected, the Leafs have been leaning towards playing a physically dominating game pretty consistently since the mid 90's throughout the tenure of a few GM's now.
JFJ's earlier acquisitions have seemed to follow that trend.

Hrmm, I suppose that's true to an extent. Feel free to mention someone I'm missing, but since his tenure began JFJ has added Joe (not even going to attempt to spell his last name), Marchment, Johannson, Kilger, Leetch and Francis. I agree on the Marchment/Kilger front, but the others don't strike me as particularly physical, though I agree that it has been a pretty persistent trend during the 90's. The draft would certainly suggest that he's going that route however, or perhaps it's just one giant coincidence

I've seen him play, he's a solid dfensemen who needs to work on his skating, his style of play is very similar to former Brampton Battalion Jay Harrison, But Phil is tougher and is a little better skater. He needs to work on his skating and improve his positioning. If he can put it together he'll be a great stay at home dmen in the future.

I've seen him play, he's a solid dfensemen who needs to work on his skating, his style of play is very similar to former Brampton Battalion Jay Harrison, But Phil is tougher and is a little better skater. He needs to work on his skating and improve his positioning. If he can put it together he'll be a great stay at home dmen in the future.

I won't get into his extra-curricular type stuff as it's inappropriate and doesn't concern people here, but in regards to hockey, you guys got a NUTCASE of a physical player. He'll go through a brick wall, and if a coach asks him to 'rough' a player up, he'll literally try and end the guy's life.

I won't get into his extra-curricular type stuff as it's inappropriate and doesn't concern people here, but in regards to hockey, you guys got a NUTCASE of a physical player. He'll go through a brick wall, and if a coach asks him to 'rough' a player up, he'll literally try and end the guy's life.

I won't get into his extra-curricular type stuff as it's inappropriate and doesn't concern people here, but in regards to hockey, you guys got a NUTCASE of a physical player. He'll go through a brick wall, and if a coach asks him to 'rough' a player up, he'll literally try and end the guy's life.

Way to go, his family is ECSTATIC about staying here.

Thanks for your info. That sounds like he is a warrior who is never shy away from anyone (maybe other than his coach), but will he tend to take too much stupid penalities? Does his skating good enough to catch up with faster opponents without grabbing, holding or hooking? In short, does he have enough hockey sense/hockey IQ to make it to the NHL?